Pointless survey II

Because I'm bored:

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I have one on my knee from a roller skating accident from when I was a kid.
2. WHAT ARE ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Paint, pictures of the kids and a spider.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR MOBILE LOOK LIKE? My mobile?
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO? A little of everything except rap or heavy metal
5. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO? Watch movies from Netflix, add movies to my Netflix queue, organize my Netflix Queue.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING? A bigger house.
7. WHAT DO YOU MISS AT TIMES? Friends from high school.
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? I don't know if I have one.
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SMELL? Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? Sometimes.
11. IF YOU DIED TOMORROW: That's not a question.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? I don't know.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE? Um....
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Short.
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING TO SOMEONE? Given that I'm married? No where.
16. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD? Jesse.
17. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Es-Yeah.
18. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)? I think I got a teddy bear from my dad when I was born.
19. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Leaving where? Like to the store or leaving for good? What the hell kind of survey is this?
20. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? With words.
21. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 99
22. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN? My parent's house.
23. WHAT ANNOYS YOU THE MOST? Inconsiderate people.
24. HAVE YOU EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? I don't think so.
25. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY? Nursing Elle.
26. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Breast reduction.
27. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? Because I'm bored I guess.
28. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PIZZA? Canadian bacon and pineapple.
29. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? Take up smoking pot?
30. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? Money.
31. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF IT SUDDENLY STARTED RAINING BLOOD? Never go outside again.
32. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I don't think so.
33. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Yes, but it's never done me a bit of good.
34. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? I guess the one with the diamond on it.
35. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Friday night.
36. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No, I write like a boy.
37. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Salami.
38. ANY BAD HABITS? I'll answer that later.
39. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? That Disney CD with a song by Raven Symone.
40. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes, I'm awesome.
41. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? Yes.
42. DO LOOKS MATTER? Not in the great scheme of things.
43. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? I get up on my high horse and rant and rave about people who aren't as good as me.
44. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? Disney World.
45. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? Family, yes. Other people, no. Look at me, I'm Tony Soprano all of the sudden!
46. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Barbies.
47. WHAT CLASS IN SCHOOL DO YOU THINK IS TOTALLY USELESS? Home Ec.
48. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? I have a blog.
49. DO YOU USE SARCASM? No, everytime I talk I mean exactly what I say.
50. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? No.
51. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GIRL? I.... don't know.
52. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? I have none! Boo hoo!
53. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Sure, why not?
54. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No time for that in my fast paced life.
55. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE STRONG POINTS? Yes.
56. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR? Chocolate chip cookie dough.
57. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 10.
58. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOURS? Green.
59. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? None, I had them all cut out.
60. WHO DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW? Denile.
61. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? Yes, please call me with you answers ASAP!
62. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Some New Age crap on TV.
63. LAST THING YOU ATE? Part of a Hershey's Special Dark bar.
64. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Someone from the local summer youth program.
65. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX? That they're men.
66. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'm good, how are you?
67. FAVOURITE DRINK? Regular Dr Pepper.
68. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? I don't know, something fruity probably.
69.WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT? Baseball.
70. HAIR COLOUR? Brown with blond and reddish highlights.
71. EYE COLOUR? Kind of greenish hazel.
72. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? I do when I don't have my contacts in.
73. SIBLINGS? One younger brother.
74. FAVOURITE MONTH? April I guess.
75. FAVOURITE FOOD? Chocolate chip cookies. God, how many questions has that been the answer to now?
76. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Skeleton Key. Stupid!
77. FAVOURITE DAY(S) OF THE YEAR? Weekends.
78. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? I did it a couple of times back in my single days.
79. SUMMER OR WINTER? It's summer right now.
80. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.
81. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS? Relationship. Don't be a whore.
82. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? About 5 different ones. I'm about 4 pages away from the end of AFFC.
83. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Mickey Mouse.
84. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? Hotels.
85. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Hell's Kitchen.
86. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE? I wonder if I'll get to take a long-ass survey that has a bunch of strange questions and ends abruptly?

The Big Switch

I've switched from regular Dr Pepper to Diet Dr Pepper. I'm sure it will be ok as soon as I accept the fact that the diet stuff tastes like complete and utter crap.

Busy weekend

We've been so buys the past few days! On Thursday we entered Joseph and Elle in the local Family Fun Week Kiddie Parade. My parents put together a "float" that Joseph pulled on the back of his 4 wheeler. The theme of the float was "Escape to Hawaii". It was pretty cute. It even had a tape playing Hawaiin music as he drove along. He wore a little Hawaiin outfit and as he drove down the street he waved to everyone watching and yelled "Aloha!". I think what may have given us the last little push to win first place though was Elle in her bikini and grass skirt. I promise I'll post pictures soon. It's just about the cutest thing you've ever seen. Joseph was really excited to win first place for the second year in a row.

On Friday night through Saturday morning we had the Relay for Life. That's always fun. Joseph stayed the whole time and he did just great. He was even able to sleep for 6 hours or so. The silent auction items donated did well too and raised nearly $100 putting our team total raised at around $1800. So that's good.

Sunday was a baby shower for one of my cousins. Seeing her so excited for her baby has made me want another. I know Elle's still a baby but I miss having a tiny baby around. Can I really be saying this? It wasn't that long ago that I was still sobbing at night because Elle was waking up every hour on the hour to nurse. And have I really forgotten how miserable I was at the end of my last pregnancy? Yeah, I guess I have. I want another baby!

Parenting is hard

Sometimes being a good parent is all about ignoring your instincts.

A couple of days ago my mom and I took Joseph and Elle to play at a kiddie pool. After we had been there of a few minutes Joseph found three older boys (maybe they were 8 or 9) who were playing a game where they tried to push each other down under the water. I called Joseph over and told him that it was ok if he played with the boys but that he couldn't push or be pushed. Call me over protective but I couldn't see letting my very gentle little boy get pushed around by three little ruffians. Anyway, that seemed to be an ok plan for a while. The boys pushed and splashed and Joseph mostly just followed them around squealing.

Then things took a turn for the less fun. I looked away for one second to make sure that Elle wasn't floating away and I look back to see Joseph sitting by the side of the pool crying. I hop up and start walking quickly over to him. The older boys went into defense mode. They were no dummies. They know that when a 6 foot tall woman is storming over to her child that you just made cry you start coming up with answers and quick. In reality I wasn't even going to say anything to the boys, I just wanted to find out from Joseph why he was crying.

Joseph told me that one of the boys told him he couldn't play with them anymore because they were playing a pushing game and he wasn't allowed to push. I had two instincts right then. The first was to scoop Joseph up and cradle him and soothe him and help him feel better. The second was to tell those older boys "You're going to play a gentle game with my son and you're going to like it!" I did neither.

First I told the boys (who were still loudly proclaiming their innocence) that I knew they hadn't done anything wrong. Then I whispered to Joseph that he needed to stop crying because otherwise those big boys were not going to want to play with him. Then I told him that he needed to either find someone else to play with or he needed to ask the boys if it was ok if he just splashed instead of pushed. The littlest of the bigger boys was furiously whispering to his friends "Is it ok if he just splashes? His mom says he can't push!"

As they discussed it with each other my sweet and gentle little boy sat on the side of the pool shivering and saying "It's ok! We'll work out a plan! It's ok, right Mommy? We can work out a plan? My friends will still let me play with them? Right?" Augh, that was hard.

In the end they decided that he could splash instead of push. Joseph went back to following them around and squealing and they went back to mostly ignoring him. He was happy. I was a mess. I wanted so bad to demand that those little boys be nice to him and include him. I just want the whole world to see how gentle he is and to be as gentle with him in return. It's hard knowing that the older he gets the more he's going find that not everyone is as nice as he is and not everyone is going to want to be his friend. Why can't I just follow him around for the rest of his life making sure everyone is nice to him?

Netflix review

Sometimes when I'm considering adding a movie to my Netflix queue I like to read the reviews of other people to see what they have to say about the movie. There are some real gems out there. In honor of all the people who post Netflix reviews I now present to you the best Netflix review I have ever seen. It doesn't matter what movie it's for, just read it and enjoy!
"I haven't seen this anf if, as it now states in small print that it is titled, I will not watch it as I haven't the three other titled films. You should note in - large --- letters when it is subtitled. Please send me the english version of this film. Please put in the film description when the actors will not be speaking Eniglsh as I do not speak French. Also, when talking to your customer service, they stated I had 7 ?? movies in hand? I do not. Please advise which ones you state I have please and see if we can clear this up. Thank you. By the way. I hope you win your suit against Blockbuster"

They wrote another one later too!
"Since you do not reply to anything I write, I am checking other places to get movies!! I have stated many times trhat you do not state clearly, foreign films, I believe 4 of. Also, one of them was empty, another scratched, which was replaced. Now, I have none at all??? I will bet you have many more like me. I guess your getting to big?At this time, paying for 3 movies at a time, I have none in the house???"
This was about a movie named "Touchez Pas au Grisbi". How could they have known it was foreign with a title like that? I love people.

What Joseph said

"Mommy, that shirt looks nice on you. It's a good shirt because it has a spot for those lumpy things on your chest to go."

"Sometimes when you're in love with someone and you look at them everyone can tell that you're in love with them and it makes you feel shy. That's why when I love someone I keep it my own secret."

"I don't really like all these dinners that you make me. Instead of food can you just buy me toys?"

Rewards

Who ever said motherhood is a thankless job? Yesterday Joseph grabbed a stack of paper and some crayons and sat himself down to work on a project. He scribbled for about 15 minutes and all I heard him say was the occasional mumble of "Oh yeah, she has two eyes, not one." and "This color is good for a shirt." After a while be brought me a "book" that he had made. It had pictures of the two of us together doing various things and he had carfully signed his name at the bottom of each page. He asked me if I could write the title of the book on the cover for him. What was the title? "I love you Mommy". Cripes, I was just a big puddle of happy, melted mommy.

Congratulations to my sweet baby boy on raising $215 for the Relay for Life. He's a monster!

Imagine this

Imagine this: You plan out a dinner for your family. You make a great effort to plan something that everyone will like. You cook the dinner with your own 2 hands and present it to your waiting family. You are greeted with shrieks of "This is gross!" and "I don't eat this yucky stuff!" and "Mommy, why do you cook stuff I hate?". You send the little shrieker to the couch to sit quietly so that you can enjoy your meal. After a while he gets bored and wanders back in to berate you some more for not making chicken nuggets. Repeat the same thing every night and you'll see what it's like to live with Joseph.

Contrast this with Elle who only screamed once at dinner and that was because I wasn't paying close enough attention to her and I hadn't noticed that she had eaten all her tater-tot casserole. By the end of the meal Elle had eaten more of the dinner than Joseph had. She even clapped in between bites.